President Obama won't be going to Indonesia until later this year at the earliest. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama's trip to Indonesia and Australia is again getting trumped by domestic concerns. The White House canceled his upcoming visit because it would be a political faux pas to leave for a week in the midst of the oil cleanup, suggests the New York Times. He had to cancel a previous one in March to help with the health care bill. In the meantime, he'll be back in Louisiana today, his second trip in 8 days, as BP tries to assess whether its new containment lid is working.

He realized he better get all the good Cajun seafood while it's available!

Cher

Jun 5, 2010 6:23 AM CDT

Obama is only doing his job. He is doing exactly what he should do instead of taking another f***ing vacation! Obama really doesn't have a clue one. But one thing he quickly told everyone that would listen is that he is "in charge when it comes to the oil leak" and "not even BP can do one thing without his permission". So he better stay here!

thudson

Jun 4, 2010 12:41 PM CDT

Making this a partisan issue is distracting. I said the exact same thing when Katrina hit, and everyone was trying to blame someone for the devastation. In both cases, there's historical negligence that can be traced back decades. I think the President is doing what he can. If the operation were left to the Feds (no matter what side of the aisle), I don't think we'd have any more success in cleaning up this mess. BP is our common enemy. They are at fault, and I can't imagine any reason to get more creative with blame unless you're politically motivated and small-minded enough to point the finger at Regan, Bush, Clinton, G.W. Bush or Obama. What if this were a foreign country and a bomb, instead of a historically negligent foreign oil company and their shoddy oil rig? I'm glad he's heading down there. Of course it's a photo-op, but everyone knows that a visit from the President of the United States is important to the people in that area, if for no other reason than to serve as a morale boost.